Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Adventure Diary
The British Library is producing a facsimile copy of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s diary from his days as a ship’s doctor in the arctic sea. The Sherlock Holmes creator spent most of a year on the whaler Hope, while still a medical student. It sounds like his time aboard involved lots of falling into icy…
Books & Comics
Michael Ann Dobbs
The Best of Recent Fantasy Literature: the Mythopoeic and World Fantasy Awards
Want to find the best fantasy books that have been published recently? Two sets of awards can help you out. The finalists for the World Fantasy Awards were just announced, and the novel finalists are Jo Walton’s Among Others, Stephen King’s 11/22/63, George R.R. Martin’s A Dance With Dragons, and Lavie Tidhar’s Osama. Read the…
Books & Comics
Michael Ann Dobbs